# Accident 19890730029979A: Robsin R22, Brinnon, WA, July 30, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 1989, 17:00 local time
- Place: Brinnon, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.6903° N, 122.9901° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6903&lon=-122.9901&mi=10
- Aircraft: N933CB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N933CB-2017-06-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA (registry code 7640110, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-beta) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22
- Reported engine: LYC O320B2C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 246 total, 103 in this make and model, 85 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA89LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA144) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890730029979A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

FELT VIBRATION EN ROUTE ELECTED TO LAND ON A BEACH BUT PILOT MISJUDGED HEIGHT. A SKID HIT THE WATER.HELICOPTER SANK

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA89LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA144), Jul 31, 1989: Robinson R22 (N933CB), Brinnon, WA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE IN-FLIGHT PLANNING. THE HELICOPTER SKID CONTACTED THE WATER AS A RESULT OF THE PILOT'S MISJUDGEMENT OF CLEARANCE ABOVE THE WATER.

## Other reports on N933CB (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20030625013879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030625013879A), Jun 25, 2003: Robsin R22BETA (N933CB), Dexter, MO, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) N933CB, a R-22 helicopter, was conducting aerial application (FAR 137) operations. During climb-out on what appears to be the end of the aircraft's…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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